§ 23 and 24. Mr. McENTEE forasked the Minister of Labour (1) the latest figures of unemployment for April and May, 1932, and the increase or decrease over the previous month;
(2) the number of persons unemployed registered in the Stratford and Canning Town Employment Exchanges, giving the figures for such Exchanges separately for the month of October, 1931; and whether he will give similar figures for the month ended 30th April, 1932?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of LABOUR (Mr. R. S. Hudson)As the reply includes a table of figures, I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ At 25th April, the latest date for which figures are available, the total number of unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in Great Britain was 2,652,181, an increase of 84,849 over the figure for 21st March.
| The numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of the Stratford and Canning Town Employment Exchanges were as follow:— | |||
| Employment Exchange. | 26th Oct., 1931. | 25th April, 1932. | |
| Stratford | … | 9,113 | 9,041 |
| Canning Town | … | 13,396 | 11,584 |
§ Figures are not yet available for any date later than 25th April, 1932.